home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu!usenet.ins.cwru.edu!agate!garnet.berkeley.edu!ssu
- From: ssu@garnet.berkeley.edu ()
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.soundcard
- Subject: GUS comments and questions
- Date: 22 Jan 1993 01:36:55 GMT
- Organization: University of California, Berkeley
- Lines: 46
- Distribution: usa
- Message-ID: <1jnj3n$pv0@agate.berkeley.edu>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: garnet.berkeley.edu
-
- I ordered my GUS from Telemart for $127 + $8 shipping and received it after
- five days. I upgraded the memory to 1M and installed both the chips and the
- board with no problems. Unfortunately, the software installation didn't go
- along as smoothly. My disk 5 had an error, so the installation program
- kicked me out without installing everything else that it could load. The
- board was V1.22 and the disks were V1.21. After downloading disk 5 (and
- disk 6 just to be safe,) I managed to get the software installed.
- Fortunately, I have a 14400 baud modem :) and access to the Internet, so
- I didn't have to wait two weeks to try the board out. When trying to install
- the Windows drivers, somehow one of my program groups was corrupted. I'm
- not sure what happened. While all of the software was being installed, I
- checked all of the literature that came with the package and noticed that
- the registration card was missing. There was a paperclip in the middle of
- the instruction manual that seemed like it should have been holding
- something.
-
- Now the questions:
-
- 1. What are the bundled software packages that I heard will be included
- with the card after Jan. 25?
-
- 2. Will I be eligible for a free upgrade since I purchased the card
- recently (Jan. 20)?
-
- 3. If not, is the price $10 + $4, as I've seen posted?
-
- 4. How common have missing/damaged disks been for other people?
-
- 5. How common are missing registration cards/other literature?
-
- 6. What is the general consensus on the best SBOS, 1.20, 1.22, or 1.23?
-
- 7. Is the message from the Windows Media Player that 'This file may not
- play correctly with the default MIDI setup.' supposed to appear, or
- have I messed up the installation?
-
- 8. What are the best IRQs and DMA channels to use for DOS/Win 3.1/OS/2 2.0?
-
- 9. What are Gravis' plans for OS/2 drivers?
-
- Thanks in advance for any advice and answers. I've been happy with the
- sound quality of the card, although I've never really listened to a
- Soundblaster or PAS-16 before. The quality of the sound compares favorably
- with the Amiga and the Mac.
-
- Stephen Su ssu@garnet.berkeley.edu
-